A pillar event in Regent Park since 2014, Regent Park Film Festival’s annual summer film series, Under the Stars (UTS) brings people of all ages, cultures and communities together for nights of free film, food and performances in the heart of our neighbourhood, the Big Park, every summer.
In 2025, we took UTS on the road to Scarborough for a special screening in Milliken Park on Friday, July 25. This screening was part of Toronto Art Council’s Arts in the Parks program.
July 16: Hit The Road
REGENT PARK (620 Dundas St. E)
dir. Panah Panahi
Comedy/Drama | 1h 33m | 2021 | Farsi, English
The first feature from Iranian writer-director Panah Panahi (son of legendary director Jafar Panahi) follows a chaotic but loving family of four as they drive across the rugged Iranian countryside. A striking feature debut that is charming, sharp-witted, and deeply moving, Hit the Road takes the tradition of the Iranian road-trip movie and patterns it with the bittersweetness of conflicting emotions and things unsaid.
July 23: A Nice Indian Boy
REGENT PARK (620 Dundas St. E)
dir. Roshan Sethi
Romantic Comedy | 1h 39m | 2024 | English
When Naveen, a soft-spoken doctor, finally brings his charming white-artist fiancé Jay home to meet his traditional Indian family, comic misunderstandings and emotional revelations put everyone on edge. Despite facing uncomfortable truths about their own ideas of love and marriage, the family attempts to plan the big Indian wedding of Naveen and Jay’s dreams. A celebration of love, Bollywood-style, Karan Soni and Jonathan Groff star in this jubilant rom-com about the importance of cultural ties and joyful family reconciliations.
July 25: Dìdi
MILLIKEN PARK (5555 Steeles Ave E)
Dir. Sean Wang
Drama/Comedy | 1h 33m | 2024 | English / Mandarin
In 2008, during the last month of summer before high school begins, an impressionable 13-year-old Taiwanese American boy learns what his family can’t teach him: how to skate, how to flirt, and how to love your mom.
In the event of inclement weather, this screening will be rescheduled to August 13.
July 30: The Colors Within
Rescheduled from July 9 Due to Rain
REGENT PARK (620 Dundas St. E)
dir. Naoko Yamada
Anime/Family/Drama/Music | 1h 41m | 2024 | English (presented with English dubs for accessibility)
Totsuko is a high school student with the ability to see the ‘colors’ of others. Colors of bliss, excitement, and serenity, plus a color she treasures as her favorite. Kimi, a classmate at her school, gives off the most beautiful color of all. Although she doesn’t play an instrument, Totsuko forms a band with Kimi and Rui, a quiet music enthusiast they meet at a used bookstore in a far corner of town. As they practice at an old church on a remote island, music brings them together, forming friendships and stirring affections. Will they discover their true ‘colors’?
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We recruit volunteers for Under the Stars each year. This is a great opportunity to give back to your community, meet new people, enjoy our awesome selection of films, and gain a toolbox of new skills!
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